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UK English Channel king scallop - dredge (FIP)

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Progress Rating: C

Evaluation Start Date: 2018-03-01

Type: Comprehensive

Status: Active

FIP Lead: MSC (M)

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Great Atlantic scallop - Western English Channel

Comments:

The last stage 4 result is now between 12-24 months old and stage 3 activities have been reported within the last 6 months. The FIP drops to a C rating.

1. FIP Development	Dec 16	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 1 December 2016 — Pre-assessment made public
2. FIP Launch	Jun 17	Confirmation of project participants 13 June 2017 — FIP participants confirmed
2. FIP Launch	May 22	Workplan made public 1 May 2022 — Updated 2022 workplan 1 March 2018 — Workplan made public
3. FIP Implementation	Nov 22	FIP activities undertaken 1 November 2022 — The Joint Fisheries Statement is finalized and is awaiting publication 9 September 2022 — UK Channel Steering Committee Group held; the group discussed the review of the FMP. 1 May 2022 — SICG submitted management proposals to Defra and UK fisheries administrators; proposals are currently out for consultation. 8 March 2022 — Project UK channel scallop steering committee meeting held; SIGC has formed a FMP co-management working group 1 March 2022 — Fifth annual stock assessment report for 2020-2021 has been published 1 November 2021 — A report detailing the reivew of alternate measures that minimize unwanted catch mortality in the fishery has been made available. 13 October 2021 — Project UK steering committee meeting held in October 2021; the committee is in the process of comparing the Clean Catch App and the ETP species interaction log before committing to one. 17 August 2021 — Catch composition analysis has been completed for the FIP. Information on primary, secondary, ETP and minor species caught in the fishery is now available. 19 July 2021 — Defra put out a call for management proposals for the <15m scallop fleet to address latent capacity in the shellfish sector in England and to replace the Western Waters regime 22 June 2021 — Project UK steering committee meeting held in June 2021; the committee reviewed the timeline for finishing the FMP. Poseidon also presented a first draft of the MPA mapping exercise 21 June 2021 — Recent stock assessment summary made available in steering committee minutes from June 2021 2 February 2021 — Meeting took place in early 2021; further revision of the ETP list and attempts to harmonise with the Round 2 UK scallop ETP list have been made 1 November 2020 — Pre-assessment was done of the ETP work to date and information continues to be collected 21 August 2020 — Meeting held; FMP and section responsibities have been agreed by the group 14 April 2020 — STECF database has been updated based on the 2019 data call and now includes landings data for 2017 and 2018 5 September 2019 — In September 2019 a PUKFI meeting was held - minutes attached. 10 October 2018 — Meeting held by the ICES Scallop Working Group 7 October 2018 — Cefas has designed a ToR to better assess observer program data 1 April 2018 — Review of existing observer data 1 April 2018 — GIS-based risk assessment published - Listing of potential ETPs interacting with UoAs 1 October 2017 — King scallop stock assessment project – update report for English Channel scallop PUKFI
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Aug 21	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 17 August 2021 — Increase to MSC PI 2.1.3 score; catch composition for primary species has been estimated and report is published 9 June 2020 — BMT score 1.2.3 increase; no major gaps in information exist to support the stock assessment processes 5 June 2020 — BMT score 2.4.3 increase - research by Bangor University has demonstrated all commonly encountered habitats meet SG100
5. Improvements on the Water	May 21	Verifiable improvement on the water 26 May 2021 — Increase in PI score 1.1.1; current harvesting rate has dropped and is currently sufficient 5 June 2020 — BMT score 2.4.1 increase; Work by Bangor University has demonstrated all commonly encountered habitats meet SG100
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public